I applied for a call centre job recently, but not through the job
centre.  It was through an agency.  I went for a group interview,
which was a joke as they didn't ask me anything about my past
experience and education.  I got the impression that they'd hire
anyone that walked through the door.  Then after the interview, they
phoned me up to offer me a job.  I accepted a verbal offer over the
phone, but then after sleeping on it, I decided it wouldn't be
suitable for me.  So I didn't sign and return the contract.  What I'm
wondering now is because I'm on JSA, can the jobcentre cut my benefit
for refusing a job offer?  Or do I have the right to refuse a job
offer if I think it's not suitable?

On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:10:24 -0700, e.david6@ntlworld.com wrote:

>I applied for a call centre job recently, but not through the job
>centre.  It was through an agency.  I went for a group interview,
>which was a joke as they didn't ask me anything about my past
>experience and education.  I got the impression that they'd hire
>anyone that walked through the door.  Then after the interview, they
>phoned me up to offer me a job.  I accepted a verbal offer over the
>phone, but then after sleeping on it, I decided it wouldn't be
>suitable for me.  So I didn't sign and return the contract.  What I'm
>wondering now is because I'm on JSA, can the jobcentre cut my benefit
>for refusing a job offer?  Or do I have the right to refuse a job
>offer if I think it's not suitable?


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> I applied for a call centre job recently, but not through the job
> centre.  It was through an agency.  I went for a group interview,
> which was a joke as they didn't ask me anything about my past
> experience and education.  I got the impression that they'd hire
> anyone that walked through the door.  Then after the interview, they
> phoned me up to offer me a job.  I accepted a verbal offer over the
> phone, but then after sleeping on it, I decided it wouldn't be
> suitable for me.  So I didn't sign and return the contract.  What I'm
> wondering now is because I'm on JSA, can the jobcentre cut my benefit
> for refusing a job offer?  Or do I have the right to refuse a job
> offer if I think it's not suitable?
>

Insofar as this particular job was concerned, if you didn't
find out about it through the job-centre, how would the job
centre know you turned it down, unless you mention it yourself ?

In general at the start of JSA you can turn down jobs which
don't meet the description on your JSA agreement. After a
while that no longer strictly applies. Much depends on the type
of work the job centre think you're capable of. If you can't
convince them that you'd be totally unsuitable for a particular
job they suggest to you, or at least aren't willing to give it
a try then you could possibly face sanctions.

One point you might want to to raise with the JC staff is whether
you can sign on again straightaway if you take such a job and after
a reasonable trial say a fortnight find that it's totally unsuitable.
That seems a more reasonable approach to take rather than an outright
refusal. Providing they say you can sign back on, at least.

BC